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I’ve killed a few, have some on our lease. I hate them more than pigs

Got this turd with my compound bow, was lucky to get bow pulled back without scaring him off. They are more wary than a deer, maybe a better nose too.

Cool pics hanco. Never have been afforded the opportunity to hunt them but they are in my bucket list. Hopefully one of these next 2-3 years.

Cool stuff Hanco. If you were going on a hunt for a trophy Auodad, what rifle and bullet combo would you use. I hear they’re tough animals, but I have no experience with them.

Ron

They are cool looking animals though!

Aoudad are one cool critter. Probably not standing under a feeder, but in rough desert country they are impressive.

I know people like to hate them, but I've got nothing but respect for aoudad. Hell of a lot tougher than desert bighorns...

I've only shot a few but all were free range spot & stalk. No box blinds and feeders.

They aren’t hard to kill, but West Texas is long range hunting. I think I’d use a 7 mag out there

I have heard they don’t taste very good. Any truth to that?

Nope.

Here's a few...

Pretty cool pictures gentlemen!

Hanco, just curious you mentioned that you hate them more than pigs, why is that?

I always assumed that pigs were the most despised.

Ingwe, any with a 7x57 or .223?

Ron

I'd have to agree.......

Awesome. Headed to Texas in a week for my first Auodad hunt, can’t wait

They are at the top of my bucket list. I am trying to figure a way to hunt them sooner than later. Trying to get it done before I get too old and I’m getting closer to that every day.
I would just like a simple do it yourself “as in cheap” opportunity.
Any suggestions?

Good luck! Take some pics to share with us. Wherabouts are you hunting?

More power to ya!


I hunt blinds and feeders year round...........

After 25 years of Texas Hill Country hunting, and 15 years of year round game cam photos in such locales as Brackettville, Rock Springs, Vanderpool and Reagan Wells, on ranches of 3,000 to 60,000 acres, it has been my experience that, Aoudad are targets of opportunity. Whether one has feeders or box blinds, one does not "pattern" Aoudad. They may show up every day for a week and not be back, ever. One can find areas they frequent, but it may be a couple years between game cam photos at a particular location.




Here is an example. I've had between 2 and 4 game cams set out at this location since at least 2006. This is the only time that I caught a sequence of this Ram. I did not see him again for 3 years at a location a mile or so away coming over a ridge.




Yearling ram for sausage, TOA



Ewe for sausage, TOA




Ewe, TOA



Ewe, TOA




decent Ram, TOA.




My first Aoudad




It took me 15 months or so from the time I first laid eyes on him walking a power line ROW to close the deal. He showed up about a mile away from where I'd first saw him.



of course YMMV.

ya!

GWB

my one and only

Are any of them fit to eat?

I've heard that even coyotes won't eat them.

I have no experience hunting them.